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Commodore 64/VIC 20 BASIC

by: Haskell, Richard E

Publication date: 1983
Topics: personal computing, commodore 64, vic 20, prentice-hall, Commodore 64 (Computer) -- Programming, VIC 20 (Computer) -- Programming, BASIC (Computer program language)
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall
Collection: programming_books; folkscanomy_computer; folkscanomy
Language: English
Item Size: 343.5M

This easy-to-use book provides beginning and advanced programmers with a hands-on step-instep approach to programming a Commodore 64™ or VIC 20™ in BASIC.

Complete with actual photographs taken from the computers’ video screens, Commodore 64/VIC 20 BASIC uses graphical examples to develop many fundamental programming concepts. This unique teaching method gives you the opportunity to actually see a direct visual picture of what the program is doing. What’s more, this comprehensive introduction features numerous examples to help you write your own programs for specific applications.

Ideal for self-study or classroom instruction, Commodore 64/VIC 20 BASIC includes valuable information on

drawing simple graphic figures
string variables and string functions
loops and arrays
writing a Hangman word game
developing a Commdore 64/VIC 20 organ that plays three octaves of musical notes
and much more.

Richard Hast holds a Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is a professor of engineering and chairman of electrical and computer engineering at Oakland University in Michigan. He has written five other PrenticeHall books entitled Apple II-6502 Assembly Language Tutor (1983), TRS-80 Extended Color BASIC (1983), Atari BASIC (1983), Apple BASIC (1982), and PET/CBM BASIC (1982).

Thomas Windeknecht holds a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University and is a computer science professor at Oakland University in Michigan.

vi, 183 p. : 28 cm

"A Spectrum book."

Includes index